The Warriors have reached the midpoint of the season and they find themselves on the wrong side of .500.
With Tuesday’s ugly 125-113 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Golden State has now dropped three straight after winning five in a row. Warriors coach Steve Kerr joined 95.7 The Game’s “Damon & Ratto” for his weekly appearance Wednesday and kept it honest when asked to grade his team’s first half.
“(I’d give us) a ‘C’” Kerr told hosts Damon Bruce and Ray Ratto. “We haven’t been good enough, but we’re passing the class because we’re still right in the thick of everything playoff-wise. But it’s not good enough, obviously. Our guys know that and our staff knows that. We do feel good about our path ahead and where we’re heading, but we gotta do better.”
Now the Warriors head out for a five-game trip on the road, where they’ve struggled mightily and posted a 3-16 record this year. Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins are still finding their rhythm after returning from injuries recently, while Andre Iguodala is also getting his sea legs after sitting out the first 40 games.
Golden State is currently the No. 8 seed but would like to finish in the top six to avoid the play-in games. In a seven-game series, the reigning champ Warriors remain supremely confident, but Kerr knows they have to figure it out in the next three months.
“You see every year from our team in the playoffs – we know what we need to do and we do it,” Kerr said. “But we gotta get their first. We can’t wait until the playoffs to turn it on. We have to build better habits in a lot of areas in order to be ready for that moment.”
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